Honorary Canadians

This room is dedicated to the artists who, while not born here, made a meaningful mark on Canadian music. Whether they came to record, perform, collaborate, or simply found inspiration on Canadian soil, these Honorary Canadians became part of the story. Some stayed briefly, others put down roots—but all contributed to the cultural fabric in unique ways. From one-off sessions to lasting legacies, this is a salute to the outsiders who felt right at home in Canada.

Tracks

Artist	Track	Title	Length
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Wedding March	Ukrainian Pops	04:09
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Theme For the Countless	And I Love Her	02:20
Nelson* Riddle	Vancouver Nights	British Columbia Suite	02:09
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Green Rye	Ukrainian Pops	03:09
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Money Can't Save You	Ellen McIlwaine	03:22
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	You're My Honey	I'm a Song	02:18
Dick Marx Orchestra and Choir*	Here Come the Hawks	Here Come the Hawks b/w Here Come the Hawks (instrumental) (picture sleeve)	02:25
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Black Brows Dark Brown Eyes	Ukrainian Pops	02:31
Ellen McIlwaine	Can't Find My Way Home	Honky Tonk Angel	03:39
Ernie* Smith	Top Rankin Skankin	To Behold Jah	02:21
Buddy Knox	Devil Woman	ST	02:07
Jack Holland	Sylvia	The Eyes of a Dreamer	03:18
Cal* Bostic	Georgie Girl	Introducing...	01:56
Jack Holland	There's More to Come	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:30
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Man From Athabaska	War War War	06:29
Buddy Knox	Storm Clouds	ST (mono)	02:02
Exponians	Yellow Bird	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:25
Oscar* McLollie	Chilliwack Valley	Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child	03:07
Happy Dolls	Bombie	Show Album No. 1	04:06
Ellen McIlwaine	I Don't Want to Play	We the People	03:20
Jack Holland	You Don't Have to Love Me	The Eyes of a Dreamer	02:13
Zambonis*	Mind Like a Playgroup	To Bleed Black and Gold	03:36
Ernie* Smith	Everything Crash	Skareggae	03:08
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	Like Some One In Love	And I Love Her	03:05
Tommy Makem	Vancouver	Vancouver b/w Better Times	02:45
Priscilla* Rollins	There Goes My Baby	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	01:47
Exponians	The Look of Love	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:05
Ellen McIlwaine	The Last Good Man in My Life	Ellen McIlwaine	03:25
Aarons And Ackley*	Bonnie Blue	You And I	02:20
Aarons And Ackley*	Willie Boy	ST	03:02
Ellen McIlwaine	Up From the Skies	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:52
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Unleash the Horses Boys	Ukrainian Pops	02:00
Ellen McIlwaine	Jimmy Jean	We the People	02:56
Zambonis*	The Greatest Season	To Bleed Black and Gold	02:22
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Call	War War War	02:36
Nelson* Riddle	The Caribou	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Country Mcdonald Joe*	The Twins	War War War	01:54
Albert Jones*	That's the Way You Lost My Love	The Facts of Life	03:56
David Amram	Deep South Evening Light	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	03:22
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Good Time Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	03:10
Cal* Bostic	May I	Introducing...	02:34
Cal* Bostic	Just a Boy And Girl in Love (Doug Randle)	Introducing...	02:41
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Late Night Movies	I'm a Song	03:17
Yukon*	Nova Scotia	Nova Scotia b/w Genius	05:28
Nelson* Riddle	Butchart Gardens	British Columbia Suite	03:23
Ellen McIlwaine	Love and Devotion	Ellen McIlwaine	03:51
Ursa Major*	Sinner	ST	07:29
Priscilla* Rollins	Mama You Treat Your Daughter Mean	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:26
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	A Cossack Beyond the Danube	Ukrainian Pops	02:42
Joe* Glazer	The Farmer is the Man	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	01:51
Jack Millman and the Tempo Orchestra	I See Your Face Before Me	And I Love Her	02:15
Aarons And Ackley*	Sleeping Gypsy	ST	03:56
Ellen McIlwaine	Farther Along	We the People	03:45
Priscilla* Rollins	Let the Good Times Roll	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:28
Ellen McIlwaine	Isn't That So	Ellen McIlwaine	03:55
Sidewinders	I Like to Dance	Flatfoot Hustlin'	04:52
Cal* Bostic	The Darkest Hour (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:08
Loni Gamble	Could it be Love	ST	07:05
Aarons And Ackley*	You And I	You And I	03:23
David Amram	Little Momma	Summer Nights, Winter Rain	04:04
Mike* Ferro	Soldier In The Rain	Bridges b/w Soldier In The Rain	03:20
Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)*	Livin' the Blues	Shirley Lewis Show Band	08:45
Priscilla* Rollins	I'm Sorry	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	00:37
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Love Serenade	Love Serenade	06:55
Jonathan Edwards	Blow On Chilly Wind	Sailboat	03:17
Ernie* Smith	Money Can't Buy Life	Skareggae	02:37
Tony McManus	Donal Og - The Lea Rig	The Maker's Mark (The Dream Guitar Sessions)	03:03
Ellen McIlwaine	Hang On to a Dream	Everybody Needs It	03:45
Kyiv Pops Orchestra*	Verkhovyna Our Liitle World	Ukrainian Pops	04:23
Ellen McIlwaine	All to You	We the People	03:06
Ellen McIlwaine	You May be All I Need	Ellen McIlwaine	04:04
Ernie* Smith	Freedom Street	Skareggae	02:47
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	You're Getting Better	Love Serenade	02:30
Ellen McIlwaine	Sliding	We the People	02:52
Ellen McIlwaine	Lazarus	Fear Itself	05:46
Joe* Glazer	Solidarity Forever	A Douglas For Me (picture sleeve)	02:02
Ridni Naspivy Ensemble*	Traditional 'Trojista' Music	Ukrainian Folk Dance Collection	03:43
Buddy Knox	Hula Love	ST (mono)	02:20
Priscilla* Rollins	Softer Moments	Lover's Choice Vol. 1	03:57
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Take Twenty	Love Serenade	02:10
Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)*	Devil Woman	I'm a Song	03:37
Ernie* Smith	Freedom	To Behold Jah	04:14
Matt Lucas*	Men's Liberation	Matt Gets Blue	01:54
Country Mcdonald Joe*	Young Fellow, My Lad	War War War	04:49
Jonathan Edwards	Evangelina	Sailboat	03:45
Ellen McIlwaine	Underground River	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	03:54
Ernie* Smith	Oh But If I	Skareggae	03:25
Nelson* Riddle	Barkerville	British Columbia Suite	02:22
Earl Lett (Professor Lett and Study)	Show and Tell	Love Serenade	03:22
Buddy Knox	Swingin' Daddy	ST (mono)	01:50
Rod Linnell with the Maritime All Stars	Maple Sugar Two Step	Maple Sugar Two Step // I Want a Girl	03:10
Oscar* McLollie	Girl of Mine	ST	03:13
Exponians	Wicked Woman	Wicked Woman My Peaceful World	03:56
Ellen McIlwaine	It Wasn't God Who Made Honky Tonk Angels	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	02:38
Ursa Major*	In My Darkest Hour	ST	05:28
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years	04:01
Cal* Bostic	Excessive Love (Cal Bostic)	Introducing...	03:33
Ellen McIlwaine	Wings of a Horse	Honky Tonk Angel	04:01
Loni Gamble	It's You	ST	05:43

Honorary Canadians

Tracks

FEATURED

Matt Lucas* - Matt Gets Blue

Ursa Major* - ST

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Ellen McIlwaine - Ellen McIlwaine

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Ellen McIlwaine - Honky Tonk Angel

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Ellen McIlwaine - Up From The Skies: The Polydor Years

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Ellen McIlwaine - Everybody Needs It

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Ellen McIlwaine - We the People

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Ellen McIlwaine - Fear Itself

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Country Mcdonald Joe* - War War War

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Amist the Black Eyes

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - You Belong to Me b/w Respect (picture sleeve)

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Shirley Granger (Shirley Fay Lewis)* - Shirley Lewis Show Band

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Kristine Sparkle (Christine Holmes)* - I'm a Song

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Cal* Bostic - Introducing...

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Aarons And Ackley* - ST

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Matt Lucas* - The Old Man b/w I'm Movin' On

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Tommy Makem - Vancouver b/w Better Times

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Oscar* McLollie - ST

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Oscar* McLollie - Chilliwack Valley b/w She's a Child

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Oscar* McLollie - So Pleasing Loving You b/w As Long As You Care at All

David Amram - Summer Nights, Winter Rain

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Bluebird* - Country Boy Blues b/w A Good Thing Lost

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Loni Gamble - ST

Dave Gordon & Kay* - I Love That Hockey Team b/w The Fiddler's Widow

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Albert Jones* - The Facts of Life

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Alpha Centauri - ST

Priscilla* Rollins - Lover's Choice Vol. 1

Eddie* Murray - Montreal, Canada Blues b/w Stepping High Dance

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Dils* - Made In Canada

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Ernie* Smith - To Behold Jah

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